New Jersey
Key moment for Nixon was when 18 New Jersey Republicans bolted from Case – New Jersey Globe
For some time, presidential primaries in New Jersey where nothing more than beauty contests where the preferred candidate of a voter was deemed so unimportant that their names did not appear on the ballot.
Instead, voters had to wrote in the name of their choice for president.
The real meat of the primary were races for delegate, which occurred at a time when the national and state parties had no rules to bind delegates to a specific presidential candidate.
Delegate slates were run by the county chairmen, who could then control votes as a national convention.
In 1968, there was no filing of petitions for presidential candidates to get on the ballot. Instead, the entire beauty contest primary was conducted through write-in votes.
On the Democratic side, Eugene McCarthy edged out Robert Kennedy by to win the presidential preference primary by 1,303 votes, 9,906 to 7,603. Hubert Humphrey finished third with 5,578 votes, followed by George Wallace (1,399). President Lyndon Johnson received 380 votes statewide, even though he had announced two months earlier that he would not seek re-election.
Those votes reflected the totals of 20 counties, since the Cape May County Clerk decided not to put the write-in option on the ballot.
Richard Nixon received 71,809 write-in votes, easily outdistancing Nelson Rockefeller (11,530) and Ronald Reagan (2,737). Scattered votes came in for John Lindsay (122) and Barry Goldwater (42).
In the at-large race for Democratic delegates, the Regular Democratic Organization slate of Gov. Richard Hughes, U.S. Senator Harrison Williams, former Gov. Robert Meyner, Jersey City Mayor John V. Kenny, and Democratic State Chairman/New Jersey Secretary of State Robert Burkhardt beat McCarthy’s candidates by a 2-1 margin. McCarthy won 19 of 76 district delegates.
At the tumultuous Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the party establishment delivered 62 first-ballot votes to Humphrey.
In Miami, where Republicans were holding their convention, New Jersey played a pivotal role in nominating Richard Nixon on the first ballot.
The plan was for all 40 New Jersey GOP delegates – elected as Republican Party Organization candidates — to vote for U.S. Senator Clifford Case on the first ballot as a way to help deny Nixon the nomination.
But Nixon, with the help of State Sen. William Hiering (R-Toms River), Bergen County GOP Chairman Nelson Gross, Monmouth County GOP Chairman J. Russell Woolley, and State Sen. Frank Farley and legendary Atlantic Republican boss Frank “Hap” Farley (R-Ventnor) peeled off 18 delegates to agreed to vote for him on the first ballot.
This caused one of the tenser moments in modern New Jersey political history.
Case and Republican State Chairman Webster Todd (the father of future Gov. Christine Todd Whitman) tried desperately to hold the 40-member delegation. Case told delegates that a vote for Nixon was a vote against him.
He told delegates there would be retribution, and when the convention came, he called for the delegation to be polled. One after another, in front of the entire convention and on national television, each of New Jersey’s 40 Republican delegates had to state their individual preference.
Nixon won the nomination on the first ballot by just 25 votes
New Jersey
NJ Lottery Pick-3, Pick-4, Cash 5, Millionaire for Life winning numbers for Sunday, April 19
The New Jersey Lottery offers multiple draw games for people looking to strike it rich.
Here’s a look at April 19, 2026, results for each game:
Pick-3
Midday: 8-7-3, Fireball: 9
Evening: 5-0-8, Fireball: 0
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Pick-4
Midday: 4-7-7-9, Fireball: 9
Evening: 5-9-7-8, Fireball: 0
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Jersey Cash 5
20-25-35-38-45, Xtra: 35
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Millionaire for Life
32-42-52-53-55, Bonus: 05
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When are the New Jersey Lottery drawings held?
- Pick-3: 12:59 p.m. and 10:57 p.m. daily.
- Pick-4: 12:59 p.m. and 10:57 p.m. daily.
- Jersey Cash 5: 10:57 p.m. daily.
- Pick-6: 10:57 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. daily
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New Jersey
The Maple House Is Planning To Open In Two Locations In New Jersey This Year
Is there anything better than going out for breakfast? I mean, sure, you can make bacon, eggs, and toast at home, but there’s just something relaxing about going out to a Jersey Diner and getting your coffee in a plain white mug, looking over a massive menu, and feeling the back of your legs stick to the pleather booth.
Jersey loves a good breakfast spot.
A New Breakfast Chain Is Coming To NJ, With 2 Locations Planned
And there’s a new breakfast chain getting ready to open two locations in New Jersey that promise an elevated breakfast experience, which could be perfect for your next brunch.
And this new elevated breakfast concept is being run by a mother-son duo, who don’t love seeing that?
The Maple House Is Coming Soon To New Jersey
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According to NJ.com, Monmouth County natives Anthony DeGrande and his mother, Lisa Dalton, are the brains behind Monmouth County’s newest breakfast place, The Maple House.
The Maple House will specialize in an elevated breakfast experience, whipping up menu items such as cookie butter pancakes, a braised short rib melt, and addictive salads. The Maple House will be a great new addition to the New Jersey breakfast scene.
The Maple House Is Planning 2 NJ Locations
The Maple House already has big expansion plans, too. The first location is getting ready to open sometime in May off Oceanport Avenue in Fort Monmouth, but there are already plans in place for a second location.
The Maple House also plans on debuting in Neptune, off of South Main Street, in the near future as well.
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New Jersey
Nearby shooting interrupts 13-year-old’s birthday party in Paterson; 1 killed, 3 injured
PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) — One person was killed and three others were injured in a shooting in Paterson.
The violence erupted around 6:30 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of East 29th Street and 10th Avenue.
Children nearby gasped in horror at the sound of rapid gunfire. They were just about to sing Happy Birthday to their 13-year-old friend at her backyard party, but instead of blowing out the candles, they ducked for cover when they heard gunshots in the distance.
“Just hearing it – it was scary to witness, to hear. Especially on my birthday. Like a time I’m trying to play with my friends, get together,” said the 13-year-old.
She also says she had a friend who was there who saw what happened.
“He was going to the bodega – he went running back, but he had saw two people come out of a car and then shoot, but it was like an automatic gun,” she added.
Bystanders watched in shock and panic as first responders treated the victims. One of them was lying in the street next to a car and another was on the ground next to a bicycle.
Local councilman Luis Velez says the City of Paterson has taken measures to reduce crime in this part of town – what he calls a ‘hotspot’ — in part by installing security cameras. He is encouraging the community to cooperate.
“Paterson Police is doing their job as I know, they’re doing a great job to reduce crime, but one again we, the police, nobody, not even the news media has a crystal ball to say this is going to happen now,” Velez said, “Some people see corners getting built up, they see activities and they’re afraid to come out and say something, but our police department is trained to keep it confidential and approach to bring the quality of life in this area.”
The 13-year-old hopes her next birthday party is not ruined by the sound of gunshots.
“First we thought it was fireworks, but then we heard sirens and everyone started going home because they were scared,” she added.
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